Seventy-seven enterprises were honoured on Sunday with the National Quality Award for outstanding performance in 2016.

Fifteen businesses won the golden prize, eight of which are large-scale manufacturing companies such as Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd, DOJI Gold and Gems Group, Nam Ha Pharmaceutical JSC, TH Milk JSC, Viet Nam Paper Corporation, Vietnamese Ceramic JSC, Thanh Thanh Cong Tay Ninh Sugarcane JSC and Delta Sport JSC.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical has won the award for the second time in four years.

Other gold award winners include six small- and medium-sized production enterprises (SMEs), and one service firm.

Among the 62 silver award winners, 25 are large enterprises and 37 are SMEs in the fields of manufacturing and service.

In addition, this year, three Vietnamese companies – Civil Engineering Construction Corporation No 4 (Cienco 4), Electrical Equipment Company (THIBIDI) and Lam Dong Pharmaceutical JSC – received the Asia Pacific Global Performance Excellence Award.

Speaking at the awards ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam encouraged enterprises to continue innovating and improving quality and productivity to boost growth and satisfy tough customers.

This is the only award for quality handed out by the Government, and is determined by the Prime Minister.

Initiated in 1999, the annual award reviews, assesses and recognises businesses with excellent performances and outstanding achievements in innovation, improving quality and contributing to the country’s productivity.

Over the past 20 years, 1,700 awards have been presented, and 37 domestic enterprises have been honoured with the Asia-Pacific Global Performance Excellence Award. — VNS